Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
308 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
TXZ012-062100-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
308 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
Date Fri 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 82 60 85 61 87
Temp 61 60 66 73 77 78 69 65 63 61 69 77 82 84 71 67 64 62 74 83 85 80
DewPt 61 60 63 65 65 65 65 63 62 61 63 64 62 61 63 62 62 61 63 64 62 62
Min/Max RH 58 100 46 97 46
RH 100100 90 76 67 64 87 93 97100 81 64 51 46 76 84 93 97 69 53 46 54
Wind Dir N NE SE SE SE SE SE S S NE NE N NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 9 6 5 5 8 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 6 8 9 8 5 4 6 9 10 12
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL SC B1
Clouds(%) 35 69 57 42 42 35 48 32 21 35 50 36 14 12 12 12 16 7 5 5 29 51
PoP 12HR 20 50 5 10 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0.04
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 1 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 1
Vent Rate 7 3 10 19 39 34 12 9 12 3 13 37 41 33 5 4 3 3 14 34 58 26
T Wind Dir SW N SE E SE S SE S S NE N N N E E E SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 12 8 8 8 10 13 17 19 14 10 9 10 9 9 13 12 13 11 11 11 13 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 57 78 57 80 58 79 60 84
Temp 64 58 72 75 62 58 75 78 63 58 75 76 64 60 77 82
DewPt 61 58 60 59 59 58 59 57 59 58 61 58 59 59 61 59
Max/Min RH 100 56 100 47 100 50 96 44
RH 90100 66 58 90100 58 48 87100 62 54 84 96 58 46
PWind Dir NE NE S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 20 30 10 30 30 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ016-062100-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
308 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
Date Fri 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 85 59 87 60 90
Temp 61 60 67 74 81 81 68 64 62 60 69 77 84 86 72 66 62 61 72 84 89 86
DewPt 61 60 64 65 63 64 67 64 62 60 65 63 60 57 62 64 62 61 65 64 61 58
Min/Max RH 51 100 37 100 36
RH 100100 90 73 56 55 95100100100 86 62 44 37 71 93100100 79 52 39 38
Wind Dir SW NE NE E SE SE S S S N N N NE SE E E E E SE SE S S
Wind Spd 9 5 6 6 9 10 9 9 8 5 6 8 8 9 6 5 4 4 4 8 9 9
Clouds SC B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 42 72 73 34 28 41 55 21 30 37 40 11 8 6 18 6 8 9 10 8 25 21
PoP 12HR 20 30 5 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.17 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 4 4 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 1
Vent Rate 14 5 11 25 34 44 21 14 9 7 20 28 75 36 7 8 6 4 20 35 39 15
T Wind Dir S NE N E SE SE S S S S N N NW SE E E E E SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 17 9 8 8 10 16 18 21 19 13 12 9 12 10 12 14 12 12 14 9 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 56 78 55 77 56 79 59 86
Temp 61 57 73 75 61 56 73 73 60 57 74 78 63 59 78 84
DewPt 61 57 61 61 61 56 59 59 60 57 60 58 62 59 61 59
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 54 100 49 100 41
RH 100100 65 61100100 61 61100100 62 51 97100 55 42
PWind Dir E NE NE E S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 40 20 40 30 40 30 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC
$$
TXZ008-062100-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
308 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
Date Fri 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 85 62 87 63 91
Temp 62 62 69 73 79 82 72 68 64 63 70 78 84 86 74 70 66 64 77 86 89 82
DewPt 62 62 64 65 65 66 68 66 64 63 65 64 63 62 65 64 65 64 66 63 62 62
Min/Max RH 57 100 44 100 39
RH 100100 84 75 63 58 86 93100100 84 63 49 45 74 82 95100 68 46 39 52
Wind Dir W E NE NE SE SE SE SE NW E NW N NE E NE SE SE S S S S E
Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 4 8 8 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 6 8 9
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 61 59 57 60 48 49 59 36 43 63 55 27 18 14 21 17 7 6 4 8 45 67
PoP 12HR 10 50 5 10 40
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.10 0 0 0.09
Rain Shwrs O SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 1
Vent Rate 6 3 18 21 33 36 15 10 6 8 14 43 40 33 11 4 4 4 9 30 61 22
T Wind Dir W NE NW NE SE SE SE S W NE N N N E E SE SE SW S S S SE
T Wind Spd 9 5 9 8 9 13 16 12 9 10 9 11 8 8 14 8 8 8 6 8 11 18
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 81 59 85 61 83 62 87
Temp 66 60 75 79 66 60 80 81 67 61 78 79 66 62 81 83
DewPt 63 60 60 59 61 60 58 57 61 61 61 59 61 62 62 61
Max/Min RH 100 47 100 40 100 46 100 43
RH 91100 58 50 83100 47 45 80100 55 50 84100 53 47
PWind Dir E NE S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 20 20 10 20 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-062100-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
308 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
Date Fri 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 83 62 86 64 89
Temp 62 62 68 72 76 81 71 68 64 62 68 76 82 85 74 70 66 64 75 84 87 80
DewPt 62 62 64 64 65 65 67 65 64 62 64 64 62 61 65 64 64 64 66 63 62 62
Min/Max RH 60 100 46 99 44
RH 100100 88 76 67 60 86 92100100 87 67 52 46 74 81 92 98 72 49 44 55
Wind Dir W E NE NE SE SE SE S W E NW N NE E NE SE SE S S S SE E
Wind Spd 8 4 4 4 5 8 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 4 4 4 8 8 9
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 61 55 52 53 46 37 56 38 34 59 58 22 17 13 19 15 5 6 6 6 42 66
PoP 12HR 10 50 5 10 40
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.09 0 0 0.07
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 1
Vent Rate 5 4 17 22 30 37 13 9 6 8 12 40 40 31 11 3 3 3 8 29 58 19
T Wind Dir NW NE N NE SE SE SE S S NE N N N E E SE SE S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 9 8 9 9 9 14 16 13 10 11 9 11 8 8 13 9 8 6 6 9 12 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 59 79 60 82 61 81 63 85
Temp 66 60 73 76 66 61 77 79 67 61 75 78 66 63 78 84
DewPt 63 60 60 58 61 60 58 57 61 61 60 59 61 62 62 60
Max/Min RH 100 51 100 43 100 48 99 45
RH 90100 62 54 84 99 53 47 81100 60 52 84 99 57 46
PWind Dir NE NE S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 20 20 10 20 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ006-062100-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
308 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
Date Fri 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 80 56 84 57 87
Temp 59 57 64 68 76 78 65 63 59 57 66 76 83 81 68 64 59 58 73 83 86 77
DewPt 59 57 61 61 62 62 64 63 59 57 61 61 57 56 61 61 59 58 62 61 58 59
Min/Max RH 56 100 40 100 39
RH 100100 89 78 62 58 96100100100 85 59 42 42 76 88 99100 69 48 39 53
Wind Dir NW N NE E SE SE SE SE N NE N NE E E E E SW SW SW S S NE
Wind Spd 6 6 8 6 9 10 8 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 9 10 11
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) 68 64 67 54 31 36 43 41 70 75 34 12 16 22 24 9 8 6 8 7 27 53
PoP 12HR 5 40 5 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.23 0 0 0.12
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 2 2
Vent Rate 8 7 18 24 38 45 14 5 9 6 19 30 53 28 5 3 3 2 12 36 26 27
T Wind Dir NW N NE NE SE SE SE S NE NE N N N E E SE S SW SW S SW NE
T Wind Spd 12 10 11 9 11 14 16 10 13 11 12 10 10 9 11 8 9 6 9 11 12 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 54 77 53 79 54 79 56 84
Temp 61 55 72 75 59 54 76 76 60 55 75 77 61 57 78 82
DewPt 61 55 57 56 59 54 56 55 59 55 58 56 60 57 59 57
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 46 100 46 100 39
RH 98100 59 52 99100 50 49 96100 55 49 95100 51 42
PWind Dir NE NE NW SW S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 20 20 20 20 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-062100-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
308 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
Date Fri 06/06/25 Sat 06/07/25 Sun 06/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min Temp 75 57 83 59 86
Temp 58 57 64 68 72 72 64 62 60 58 67 75 81 82 68 64 61 60 76 85 81 72
DewPt 58 57 61 62 62 62 64 62 60 58 62 61 58 56 60 60 60 60 62 61 60 59
Min/Max RH 65 100 40 100 44
RH 100100 90 80 71 70100100100100 85 61 45 41 76 86 97100 61 44 48 64
Wind Dir N N N NE E SE E E NE W N N NE E SE SW SW SW SW S E N
Wind Spd 6 6 8 6 6 8 6 6 5 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 9 9
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1
Clouds(%) 52 61 79 84 65 74 41 70 70 81 43 13 12 15 39 16 14 14 8 13 61 61
PoP 12HR 5 70 5 10 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.76 0 0 0.38
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
Mix Hgt <1 <1 2 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 1 2
Vent Rate 8 8 19 22 22 26 11 11 9 5 17 36 36 28 3 3 4 6 13 37 13 45
T Wind Dir W N N N E SE SE E N N N N N N S S SW SW SW SW S NW
T Wind Spd 10 9 12 10 8 11 13 12 11 6 12 11 8 6 8 9 10 13 10 10 10 29
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Flood A
Date Mon 06/09/25Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max Temp 55 78 54 83 57 82 58 84
Temp 61 56 75 76 61 55 79 81 63 58 78 77 63 58 80 82
DewPt 60 56 56 54 56 55 57 53 58 58 58 56 59 58 59 58
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 37 100 43 100 42
RH 97100 52 45 84100 46 39 85100 50 48 87100 50 44
PWind Dir NE NE W S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 10 10 5 10 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
Below is a weather element key for this product
Day 1 through 3...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
DewPt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Dir(8 point compass)...........20ft Wind Direction
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20ft Wind Speed
Clouds(CAT).........................Cloud Cover Category
Example: CL = Clear; FW = Few; SC = Scattered;
B1 = Mostly Cloudy; B2 = Considerable Clouds; OV = Overcast
Clouds(%)...........................Cloud Cover as a Percentage
PoP 12HR(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
QPF 12HR(IN)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers
Tstms..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
Snow Shwrs......Snow Showers
Sleet..........Sleet
Flurries.......Flurries
Frzg Rain......Freezing Rain
Frzg Drzl......Freezing Drizzle
Coverage...
IS.............Isolated
SC.............Scattered
NM.............Numerous
O..............Occasional
S..............Slight Chance
C..............Chance
L..............Likely
WD.............Widespread
D..............Definite
AR.............Areas
PA.............Patchy
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
Haines(CAT).........................Haines Index
Mix Hgt(Thousands of FT AGL)........Mixing Height
Example: 6 = 6000 Feet; 12 = 12000 Feet; <1 = Less than 1000 Feet
Vent Rate(Thousands of KT-FT AGL)...Ventilation Rate
Example: 12 = 12,000 Feet; 120 = 120,000 Feet; <1 = Less than than 100 Foot
T Wind Dir(8 Point Compass).........Transport Wind Direction
T Wind Spd(MPH).....................Transport Wind Speed
RFTI................................Red Flag Threat Index
Category...
HS............Historically Critical
EX............Extremely Critical
CH............Critical - High
CL............Critical - Low
EL............Elevated
NO............None
Watch/Warning/Advisory...
Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch
in effect for the indicated hour
Day 4 through 7...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
DewPt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 FT. Wind Speed
Example: <15 = Less Than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or Greater
Avg Clouds(CAT).....................Average Cloud Cover Category
PoP 12HR(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
Weather...
See Day 1 through 3 Weather Descriptions